North Fulton Hospital receives two awards

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 12:00 am

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ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Hospital has received two “Get with the Guidelines Achievement Awards” from the American Heart Association: the Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

The recognitions signify that North Fulton Hospital has reached an exceptional goal of treating heart failure and stroke patients according to the guidelines of care recommended by the American Heart Association.

The Get with the Guidelines program helps North Fulton Hospital’s staff develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes to improve patient care and outcomes.

The program provides hospitals with a Web-based patient management tool, best practice discharge protocols and standing orders, along with a robust registry and real-time benchmarking capabilities to track performance.